Jarlath McGuckin

MIIS Students and MSSR Alumni Meet with Elena Kostyuchenko

Jarlath McGuckin — 2022-05-12T14:20:37-0700

In the first week of May, Novaya Gazeta special correspondent, Elena Kostyuchenko, met with the students of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies on the Monterey campus and with alumni of the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia online.

King’s College Professor Dissects Media Censorship in Russia and Belarus

Jarlath McGuckin — 2022-04-29T10:38:15-0700

On April 26, Sam Greene, Professor of Russian politics and Director of the Russia Institute at King’s College London, discussed how citizens of authoritarian regimes respond to the restrictions placed by leaders on their ability to consume news.

Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies hosts Prof. Will Pyle

Jarlath McGuckin — 2022-04-29T09:34:50-0700

On April 21, Middlebury College professor Will Pyle delivered the lecture, “Exiting Communism’s Enduring Effect on Russian Public Opinion” in McGowan Hall 100. He discussed the lasting effects of Russia’s dramatic exit from communism thirty years ago.

MIR Hosts Renowned Russian Professors Kurilla and Zhuravleva

Jarlath McGuckin — 2022-03-31T13:28:35-0700

Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies hosts four distinguished Russian and American experts during the week of April 4 - 8 to record a series of interviews for the new MIR series The Americanists.

MIR Ambassadorial Series Featured on Meduza Podcast

Jarlath McGuckin — 2022-02-25T09:12:15-0800

Jill Dougherty and Hanna Notte, hosts of The Ambassadorial Series, were guests on The Naked Pravda, an English-language podcast from the international news organization Meduza.

Vladimir Pozner Speaks In-Person at the Middlebury Institute

Jarlath McGuckin — 2021-11-15T06:50:27-0800

Veteran journalist, author, and television travelogue host, Vladimir Pozner, visited the Institute campus for a series of lectures. Mr. Pozner spoke with students about relations between the United States and Russia, mass media in both countries, and the challenges of the next century

MIR Congratulates Sullivan, Finer and Welcomes Ulitskaya

Jarlath McGuckin — 2021-01-15T10:46:46-0800

The Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies (MIRS) congratulates 2019 and 2020 Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia (MSSR) experts Jon Finer and Jake Sullivan on their appointments to the Biden administration, and welcomes renowned Russian writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya to MSSR 2021.

Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia 2020 Videos Now Available Online

Jarlath McGuckin — 2020-11-09T08:52:03-0800

This summer, the Middlebury Institute brought together 13 distinguished fellows with 46 leading experts in U.S.-Russia relations for the fourth annual Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia (MSSR). These lectures are now available on the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies webpage.

GIRS Students Take Part in Mock Television Interview with National Experts

Jarlath McGuckin — 2020-09-18T12:17:35-0700

The Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies (GIRS) recently hosted Matthew Rojansky, director of the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center, and Jill Dougherty, former CNN correspondent and instructor at Georgetown University, to lead a workshop entitled “How to Do a Television Interview.”

Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia Fellows Featured on National Podcast

Jarlath McGuckin — 2020-09-04T09:07:22-0700

This week, Professor Sean Guillory, host of the acclaimed SRB Podcast and digital scholarship curator in the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, featured four podcast pieces created by fellows of the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia (MSSR).